How to Install Tiny Tiny RSS on Linux Mint Latest?

Tiny Tiny RSS is a lightweight RSS feed reader that runs on your own web server. This tutorial will guide you through the installation process of Tiny Tiny RSS on Linux Mint.

Prerequisites

Before starting the installation process, ensure that the following requirements are met:

  • A running Linux Mint system
  • A web server (such as Apache or Nginx) installed and running with PHP

Step 1: Update System Packages

Update the system packages to the latest version using the following command:

sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get upgrade

Step 2: Install MariaDB

MariaDB is an open-source database management system. We'll use it to store all of the RSS feeds and other data for Tiny Tiny RSS.

To install MariaDB, run the following command:

sudo apt-get install mariadb-server mariadb-client

During installation, you will be prompted to create a root password for the MariaDB database. Be sure to remember it for later.

Once the installation is complete, start the MariaDB service:

sudo systemctl start mariadb

You can verify that the service is running with the following command:

sudo systemctl status mariadb

Step 3: Install PHP and Required Modules

Next, we need to install PHP and a few required modules. You can easily install PHP 7.4 and the required modules by running the following command:

sudo apt-get install php libapache2-mod-php php-mysql php-gd php-curl php-xml php-mbstring

Step 4: Download Tiny Tiny RSS

Download the latest version of Tiny Tiny RSS from the project website using the following command:

wget https://git.tt-rss.org/fox/tt-rss/archive/REFS/tags/fox/tt-rss-21.03.tar.gz

Extract the downloaded file using the following command:

tar xvf tt-rss-21.03.tar.gz

Rename the extracted directory to "tt-rss" and move it to the web server directory:

sudo mv tt-rss-21.03/ /var/www/html/tt-rss/

Step 5: Create a MariaDB User and Database

Next, we need to create a MariaDB user and database to store our Tiny Tiny RSS data.

Login to the MariaDB server as root:

sudo mysql -u root -p

Once you're logged in, run the following commands to create a new user and database:

CREATE DATABASE ttrss;
CREATE USER 'ttrssuser'@'localhost' IDENTIFIED BY 'password';
GRANT ALL PRIVILEGES ON ttrss.* TO 'ttrssuser'@'localhost';
FLUSH PRIVILEGES;

Be sure to replace "password" with a secure password that you'll remember later.

Step 6: Configure Tiny Tiny RSS

Copy the config file provided:

cp /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php-dist /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php

Edit the newly created config file:

sudo nano /var/www/html/tt-rss/config.php

Update the following lines with your MariaDB details:

define('DB_TYPE', 'mysql');
define('DB_HOST', 'localhost');
define('DB_USER', 'ttrssuser');
define('DB_NAME', 'ttrss');
define('DB_PASS', 'password');

Change 'password' with the MariDB user's set password

Step 7: Finish the Setup

Navigate to http://localhost/tt-rss/install/ in your browser. You should see the Tiny Tiny RSS installation wizard.

Follow the prompts to complete the installation. You'll need to create an admin user account, and you can also configure some optional settings.

Once the installation is complete, you'll be redirected to the login page. Log in with your newly created admin account to access your Tiny Tiny RSS web interface.

Conclusion

That's it! You've successfully installed Tiny Tiny RSS on Linux Mint Latest. With this lightweight RSS feed reader, you can keep up with all of your favorite websites and blogs in one central location. Enjoy!